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[[Mickey Mouse Town]], sometimes called '''Mickey Mouse Circus''',<ref name="marysville">"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref> was an exhibit at Olentangy Park featuring over 500 white mice.<ref>"Olentangy's Menagerie." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 3, 1937. Page 22.</ref> It opened in 1932,<ref>Raper, Tom. "Olentangy Starts Baby Farm, With Many Young and Mothers; That Rare Thing--a Two-Hour Revue--Staged by Rice School." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' June 13, 1932. Page A-7.</ref> the same year as the [[Baby Farm]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard.'' Vol. 46. Issue 26. June 30, 1934. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.</ref> Thomas Slack of Powell, Ohio, was the custodian and created the various miniature park rides for the mice to play on, including Ferris Wheels, Merry-Go-Rounds, and a "Mickey Mouse Hotel."<ref>{{Cite news |lastname = Kuster|firstname = Gordon|articletitle = Band Opens At Olentangy Park|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = Aug. 7, 1933|page = 10 }}</ref> After the park's closure, the exhibit was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.<ref>"Popular Zoo Park Attraction." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Aug. 31, 1939. Page B5.</ref><ref name="marysville" /> | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 5 July 2025
Mickey Mouse Town
| Other Name(s) | Mickey Mouse Circus White Mouse Exhibit |
|---|---|
| Type | Exhibitions Animals |
| Park Section | Unknown |
| Built | 1932 |
| Opened | 1932 |
| Closed | 1937 (park closure) |
Mickey Mouse Town, sometimes called Mickey Mouse Circus,[1] was an exhibit at Olentangy Park featuring over 500 white mice.[2] It opened in 1932,[3] the same year as the Baby Farm.[4] Thomas Slack of Powell, Ohio, was the custodian and created the various miniature park rides for the mice to play on, including Ferris Wheels, Merry-Go-Rounds, and a "Mickey Mouse Hotel."[5] After the park's closure, the exhibit was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo.[6][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio). Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com Clip 1, Clip 2
- ↑ "Olentangy's Menagerie." Columbus Evening Dispatch. June 3, 1937. Page 22.
- ↑ Raper, Tom. "Olentangy Starts Baby Farm, With Many Young and Mothers; That Rare Thing--a Two-Hour Revue--Staged by Rice School." The Columbus Dispatch. June 13, 1932. Page A-7.
- ↑ "Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." The Billboard. Vol. 46. Issue 26. June 30, 1934. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.
- ↑ Kuster, Gordon. "Band Opens At Olentangy Park." The Columbus Dispatch. Aug. 7, 1933. Page 10.
- ↑ "Popular Zoo Park Attraction." The Columbus Dispatch. Aug. 31, 1939. Page B5.